concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp - Page 3 - The Firearms Forum

jce07a · 04-30-2012, 12:55 AM

one of my buddies is an ex-SEAL and now ex-SWAT also and only carries glocks, another buddy is a current SEAL and carries a glock, yet another buddy who spent 27 years as a LEO 21 of those as SWAT has never expressed any sort of desire to carry anything other than his glock that he has put over 96,000 round through without a single jam. i carry a glock and most people i know who i would want on my side if the SHTF carry glocks. they may not be made in the US but they are assembled here. and from what i understand, the glock factory in georgia produces glocks and exports them.

if you want a deal on a glock (Especially a 22) check out CDNN investments. they give excellent deals on hardly used glocks. typically for around $350

just my 2 cents

Double D · 04-30-2012, 06:34 PM

Glocks for $3.50? Still to much......

pault · 06-13-2012, 08:24 PM

I sug gest starting with the small hi-point 380. Very affordable and then as time goes bye you will fall in love with some firearm you can't do without. Then is the time to spend the big bucks. Not when when you are just starting out. Have fun with the Hi-Point until the I Got To Have It gun comes along. Then spend the bucks.

ares338 · 06-24-2012, 09:55 AM

You will need to have a logging chain to keep your pants up if you plan on carrying them on your waist.

flboots · 09-05-2012, 03:16 PM

I have a 9mm hi-point and i like it. It shoots everything I have put through it. It is heavy for carry. I would use it more as a home defense. I do like the bursa 9mm and 380 for a carry gun. As as stated before its what you can afford. Also i would rather give up a gun that I paid a couple of hundred dollars to the police, than one that I paid a thousand for.

ryan42 · 09-11-2012, 05:41 PM

I like my glock 21 45acp alot.it is a very thick though and if you dont have large hands like me you probably wouldnt like it.Ive never shot a 1911 but I would like to.My father in law has a pretty SW 9 mm that is nickel plated and I love that gun.YOu just need to go to the gun shop with a range and shoot different guns and see which one you like best.

Shane Novy · 10-06-2012, 11:38 AM

I have had a Hi Point .45 ACP for almost a year and have put 1500 rounds through it without any issues. It so ugly its sexy... Its a great gun and who gives a rats ass about the price. It does what it was created to do. I have been Army Infantry for 10 years. I would choose the Hi Point over anything else out there.

It going to be hard to not have people see its outline wherever you carry it on your body, but oh well. As long as your clothes cover it it is concealed.

Country101 · 10-06-2012, 01:19 PM

I will admit I have not read the whole thread, so dont flame me too bad here.

OP, has your wife shot a .40 before? I ask because I find that the .40's recoils is more uncomfortable than the .45. I would think your wife may feel the same. I dont know many women that shoot it(or the .45 either for that matter), but point being that your wife may not like the .40.

May be a moot point as you just bought the one gun, but thought I would bring it up.

CCHolderinMaine · 10-06-2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by RedHawk

I wouldnt base my buying power on what 90% of the police departments carry , you probably hit the range more often than the cops do , so with that said , police departments buy there weapons in bulk , they pay on average a little more $250 for those glocks your buying for $500 , police departments go for the cheapest deal they can find and Glock is willing to cooperate with them (great advertising) , Police agencies are not the forefront in the gun community I hate to bring it to you , I spent 20 years in Law Enforcement I can tell you right now , the time most cops spent at the range is roughly 1 = 1 hour qualifying, during duty , once a quarter , thats every 90 days they shoot for an hour , now do you think basing your judgement on buying what the cops buy is prudent ? Obviously this doesnt account for all cops and not the Special ops teams (if there dept has the money) !

Nothing wrong with Glock I love the Glock 21 , Glock 17,Glock 23 , but if you threw a gold cup glock at me or gold cup 1911 , the 1911 would win everytime!

This is an excellent point. Whatever your feeling on the gun is, the company has made a strategic move by getting into LEO hands even at loss leader pricing. Just like Apple computers in school. 95% of the world runs on PCs, but 95% of schools buy Apple. Why would that make any sense? Apple gives fantastic "deals" (they mark down already overpriced items) to the schools so that school administrators can overspend taxpayers money and claim to be "saving" money. This is no slam on Glocks, just a poke at the logic that it should be YOUR gun because so many cops have them.

lilmule · 10-06-2012, 02:46 PM

THE 40 has more snap and muzzle rise ,the 45 has more push.
Have shot both in a hipoint and own a jhp45 normally use federal hydrashock 165 grain low recoil in the 45.My buddy owns a 40 and he uses hotter stuff.about equal.
Its cheap its ugly(glocks are as well as others) it functions every time.
Its massive due to blowback design,if there was an ak version of a pistol a hipoint would be it,hand it to anyone,a peasant even who does not know how to clean one and it will work.If it rusts kick or knock the action open it will fire.
Cheap yeah so arnt ak 100 bucks elsewhere in the world.
Its a gun you dont worry about the finish to much,drag a kimber thu the mud Kringe doubt if it will fire,that hipoint dont point it at me because most likly it will.
Just to large to cc with on my 130 lb frame,so truck carry it in the door.

04-30-2012, 12:55 AM	#51
jce07a V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Abilene, Texas Posts: 216	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp one of my buddies is an ex-SEAL and now ex-SWAT also and only carries glocks, another buddy is a current SEAL and carries a glock, yet another buddy who spent 27 years as a LEO 21 of those as SWAT has never expressed any sort of desire to carry anything other than his glock that he has put over 96,000 round through without a single jam. i carry a glock and most people i know who i would want on my side if the SHTF carry glocks. they may not be made in the US but they are assembled here. and from what i understand, the glock factory in georgia produces glocks and exports them. if you want a deal on a glock (Especially a 22) check out CDNN investments. they give excellent deals on hardly used glocks. typically for around $350 just my 2 cents

04-30-2012, 06:34 PM	#52
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,082	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp Glocks for $3.50? Still to much...... __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

06-13-2012, 08:24 PM	#53
pault Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 9	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp I sug gest starting with the small hi-point 380. Very affordable and then as time goes bye you will fall in love with some firearm you can't do without. Then is the time to spend the big bucks. Not when when you are just starting out. Have fun with the Hi-Point until the I Got To Have It gun comes along. Then spend the bucks.

06-24-2012, 09:55 AM	#54
ares338 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 11	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp You will need to have a logging chain to keep your pants up if you plan on carrying them on your waist.

09-05-2012, 03:16 PM	#55
flboots V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 353	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp I have a 9mm hi-point and i like it. It shoots everything I have put through it. It is heavy for carry. I would use it more as a home defense. I do like the bursa 9mm and 380 for a carry gun. As as stated before its what you can afford. Also i would rather give up a gun that I paid a couple of hundred dollars to the police, than one that I paid a thousand for.

09-11-2012, 05:41 PM	#56
ryan42 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: marion indiana Contributor Posts: 1,549	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp I like my glock 21 45acp alot.it is a very thick though and if you dont have large hands like me you probably wouldnt like it.Ive never shot a 1911 but I would like to.My father in law has a pretty SW 9 mm that is nickel plated and I love that gun.YOu just need to go to the gun shop with a range and shoot different guns and see which one you like best. __________________ Tommorrow is promised to know one! Ryan Stevens

10-06-2012, 11:38 AM	#57
Shane Novy Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp I have had a Hi Point .45 ACP for almost a year and have put 1500 rounds through it without any issues. It so ugly its sexy... Its a great gun and who gives a rats ass about the price. It does what it was created to do. I have been Army Infantry for 10 years. I would choose the Hi Point over anything else out there. It going to be hard to not have people see its outline wherever you carry it on your body, but oh well. As long as your clothes cover it it is concealed.

10-06-2012, 01:19 PM	#58
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp I will admit I have not read the whole thread, so dont flame me too bad here. OP, has your wife shot a .40 before? I ask because I find that the .40's recoils is more uncomfortable than the .45. I would think your wife may feel the same. I dont know many women that shoot it(or the .45 either for that matter), but point being that your wife may not like the .40. May be a moot point as you just bought the one gun, but thought I would bring it up. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

10-06-2012, 02:46 PM	#60
lilmule V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 50	Re: concealed carry , hi point 40 cal an 45 acp THE 40 has more snap and muzzle rise ,the 45 has more push. Have shot both in a hipoint and own a jhp45 normally use federal hydrashock 165 grain low recoil in the 45.My buddy owns a 40 and he uses hotter stuff.about equal. Its cheap its ugly(glocks are as well as others) it functions every time. Its massive due to blowback design,if there was an ak version of a pistol a hipoint would be it,hand it to anyone,a peasant even who does not know how to clean one and it will work.If it rusts kick or knock the action open it will fire. Cheap yeah so arnt ak 100 bucks elsewhere in the world. Its a gun you dont worry about the finish to much,drag a kimber thu the mud Kringe doubt if it will fire,that hipoint dont point it at me because most likly it will. Just to large to cc with on my 130 lb frame,so truck carry it in the door.